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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 16 species · Pan de Azucar

Showing 16 species · Pan de Azucar

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Near Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex griseus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Relevancia
A – Z
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries18 parks
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries40 parks
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries23 parks
Least Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
9 countries13 parks6 dive sites
Least Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries19 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries5 parks2 dive sites
Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries4 parks2 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
3 countries6 parks1 dive site
13 countries34 parks
7 countries11 parks
4 countries5 parks
4 countries7 parks
7 countries7 parks